Reading the Global Justice Report 2026: radical roadmap for global progress in the twenty-first century?

Can a single policy blueprint reconcile planetary habitability with global justice? The first-ever Global Justice Report (2026) contends that it can, through an integrated proposal linking planetary habitability to the redistribution of income, wealth and power. This article assesses the report and argues that its well-intentioned ambition confronts a set of formidable obstacles: a documented record of capital flight and broken international tax coordination; a sufficiency agenda that presupposes voluntary economic reforms by those who benefit most from current arrangements; and the reluctance of incumbent power to cede ground.